Levon Aronian vs Boris Gelfand

Tal Memorial · 2010 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 3
Date 2010.11.07
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r5/4bp1k/P5pp/8/8/2p1P1P1/5PBP/2R3K1 b - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.Qd3 Nbd7
  6. 6.g3 Bd6
  7. 7.Bg2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O dxc4
  9. 9.Qxc4 e5
  10. 10.Rd1 Qe7
  11. 11.Bg5 h6
  12. 12.Nh4 Nb6
  13. 13.Bxf6 Qxf6
  14. 14.Qb3 Bc7
  15. 15.d5 cxd5
  16. 16.Bxd5 Kh8
  17. 17.Rac1 Qe7
  18. 18.Qc2 Rb8
  19. 19.a4 Bh3
  20. 20.Bg2 Be6
  21. 21.a5 Na8
  22. 22.Nd5 Bxd5
  23. 23.Rxd5 Qe6
  24. 24.b4 Bd8
  25. 25.Nf5 g6
  26. 26.Nd6 Nc7
  27. 27.Rdd1 b6
  28. 28.Nb7 Na6
  29. 29.Rd6 Qg4
  30. 30.Qb2 Qxb4
  31. 31.Qxe5+ Kh7
  32. 32.Rd7 Bg5
  33. 33.Rcd1 Nc5
  34. 34.Nxc5 Qxc5
  35. 35.Qxc5 bxc5
  36. 36.Rxa7 c4
  37. 37.a6 c3
  38. 38.Rc7 Rbc8
  39. 39.Rxc8 Rxc8
  40. 40.e3 Be7
  41. 41.Rc1

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